Combination grate and stove.



B. B. BGWERS.

COMBINATION GRATE AND STOVE.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 25, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July9,1912.

Application filed September 25, 1911. Serial No. 651,172.

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scribed at length, which relate to the construction of the mantel that surrounds the fire place, the casing connected to the mantel and containing the grate and its main accessories, and the fire back also attached to the aforesaid mantel.

A structural embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereof Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved structure complete; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective view of the mantel; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of the invention; Fig. 5 is a front elevation showing the front piece which may be substituted, under certain conditions, for the casing; and Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

The improved device consists, as shown in said drawings, of two main parts, the mantel, 5, which is disposed in front of the fire place 6, and the casing 7. These parts may constitute a single integral structure, as depicted in Fig. 4, or they may be formed separately and connected together in such a manner as to admit of their ready detachment from each other, for cleaning or other purposes, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 8, the latter construction being preferred.

The mantel is here shown as in the form of a vertically disposed wall or plate having formed therein, one above another, a series of three openings 8, 9, and 10; the lowermost opening 8 serves to permit the ash pan 11 to be inserted into and withdrawn from its proper position relative to the parts hereinafter described, while the next higher opening -9 constitutes the discharge outlet for the ashes into said pan, the top opening 10 being provided for the exit of the heated air and products of combustion, and registering with the mouth of a flue 12 that contains a pivotally-mounted damper 13 operatively connected in any suitable manner with a rod 14 whose front end projects through an opening in the mantel. aforesaid flue is rigidly connected to saidv mantel and may be an integral part thereof.

The casing is offset bodily, in a forward direction from the plane of the mantel, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:, and its top and bot tom walls 15 and 16 are inclined forwardly and downwardly, and rearwardly and downwardly, respectively, the mutually-adjacent forward edges of these walls being connected by a central vertical wall 17. The grate 18 is disposed within the casing and may be supported by cleats 19, or the like, in any way desired. In the construction shown in Fig. 2, this element consists of a rectangular frame 20 which rests on said cleats and has pivotally mounted within it the grate proper 21, one of the trunnions of the grate projecting through openings on the adjacent frame and easing sides and having a handle 22 connected to it. The front member of frame 20 is preferably provided with depending curved feet 23, which rest upon the upper portion of wall 16, so as to assist in supporting said frame and, also, to support the grate proper in operative position. From the aforementioned front frame member extend upwardly the fire bars at which may be of the usual type and are preferably integral with the frame. These bars are disposed directly behind an opening 25 formed in wall 17 and, therefore, constitute the front of the open grate structure which is produced, in efiect, when the door 26 that closes said opening is lowered. The fuel opening 27 is formed in-the top wall 15, in both forms of the invention, and is normally closed by a hinged door 28. In Fig. 2 there is also depicted a fire back 29 that is provided at its upper edge with a rearwardly projecting supporting flange 30 that extends through opening 10 and rests upon the bottom wall of flue 12, said flange being formed adjacent its rear edge with a lug 31, or other suitable device, adapted for introduction through an opening 32, in said flue wall. This back may also be usedin connection with the unitary structure shown in Fig. a, as will be understood, illustration thereof being considered unnecessary.

The above-described arrangement of parts results in the entire casing being disposed forwardly of the mantel, and, hence, projecting into the interior of the room to be heated, so that practically all of the heat The given off from the fuel will be thrown di rectly into the room. In consequence, much less fuel is necessary to heat the "room than place. Also, it is to be noted that all dust, ashes, and fine coal passing through the spaces between the grate bars will fall upon the rearwardly inclined lower wall of the vertically disposed mantel adapted to cover.

casing and will slide down said wall through opening 9 directly into the ash pan, being thus conveyed completely out of thecasing andprevented from escaping from the latter into the room. Finally, the full efiect of an open gratelmay be readily produced, where the form depicted in Fig. 2 is employed, by merely opening the door 26, and,

- if desired, the door 28 as well, or the ordi nary closed stove effect may be obtained when these doors are shut, the latter effect being presented at all times by the unitary structure shown in Fig. 4.

Where the detachable two-part construction is employed, the-casing is. preferably supported by means of a pair of hooks 33 that project laterally fromthe rear faces of the side extensions 34 with which the casing is provided. These hooks may be of any desired't-ype, and they are designed to project through openings formed in the mantel, their bills engaging the beveled lower walls of said openings. The rear face of the casing is also formed with a rectangular laterally projecting flange 36 that fits flush against the adjacent walls of the openings 9 and 10, and those of the depressed or rearwardly-offset central portion 37 of the mantel between those openings.

In connection with the construction just described, there is finally provided a supplemental front piece 38, depicted in Figs. 5 and 6, which is designed to be substituted for thecasing, during warm weather, when no fire is necessary. This element consists merely of a flat plate adapted for detachable connection to the mantel in the same manner as the casing, (21 6., by means of hooks and A sockets.)

'"The invention, its uses and advantages, are believed to be apparent from the foregoing, and further description is, accord- V. ingly, omitted.

Having. fully described my invention, I claim .1. A stove comprising, in combination, a vertically disposed mantel adapted to cover the opening in a fire place and provided 1 adjacent its upper end with a rearwardly extending flue, andadjacent its lower end with a discharge openingfor ashes; a casing connected to said mantel and oflset as an entirety. forwardly from the same, said casflue with an inclined lower wall extending downwardly and rearwardly to a point adac'entthe lowerwall of said discharge open- -1ngfor conducting the ashes directly through.

the latter, and with a central wall connectingthe mutually adjacent ends of said inclined walls; and a grate supported within said casing above the-lower inclined wall.

2. A stove comprising, in combination, a

the opening in a fire. place and'provided adjacent its opposite vertical edges. with a pair of openings; and an element provided upon its rear face with a pair of laterallyj projecting hooks adapted to extend through the openings in said mantel and to engage the rear face of the latter for supporting said element in place on saidmantel;

3. A stove comprising, in combination, a

on said mantel; and agrate disposed within said casing.

' 4t. Astove comprising, in combination, a vertically disposed mantel adapted to cover the-opening in a fire place andprovided adj acent its opposite vertical edges with a pair of openings, and adjacent its lower end with a discharge opening for ashes; a casing provided uponits rear face with a pair of laterally-projecting hooks adapted to extend through the first-named openings in said mantel and to engage the rear face of the latter for supporting said casing in place on said mantel, said 'casing being offset asan entirety forwardly from said mantle and being formed with. a downwardly and rearwardly inclined lower wall terminating ad- 1' jacent the bottom wall of the second-named opening for conducting the ashes directly therethrough; and a grate supportedrwithin said casing above said inclined wall.

5.A stove comprising, in combination, a V

vertically disposed mantel adapted to cover the opening in a fire place and provided with a rearwardly extending flue having an opening therein; an element provided upon its rear face with a pair of laterally projecting hooks adapted to extend through-the first-named openings in said mantel and to engage the rear face of the latter for supporting said element'in place on said mantel; and a fire back disposed against said mantle and covered by said element, said fire back being provided at its upper end with a rearwardly projecting supporting flange extending into said flue andxformed with a depending lug engaged in thezfiue opening. a

6. A stove comprising, in combination, a vertically disposed mantel adapted to cover the opening in a fire place and provided adjacent its lower end with a discharge opening for ashes; a casing connected to said mantel and offset as an entirety forwardly from the same, said casing being provided with a forwardly and downwardly inclined upper wall, with a rearwardly and downwardly inclined lower wall terminating at a point adjacent the lower wall of said discharge opening, and with a central wall connecting the mutually adjacent ends of said inclined walls and formed with an opening; a grate disposed within said casing above the lower inclined wall including a rotatably mounted series of grate bars and a frame wherein said bars are mounted, said frame being formed at its front end with a series of vertical fire bars extending directly 20 back of the opening in said central wall; and a door hinged to said central wall to cover and uncover the opening therein.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 25 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

